Take Action     Support Audubon
Local Audubon     Birds & Science

Bird Conservation > Important Bird Areas >

Neotropical Migrants of Conservation Concern:
Focus on Eighteen Waterbird Species



Important Bird Areas for the Conservation of Focal Waterbird Species:

5. Hudsonian Godwit

State

Important Bird Area

Priority (Criteria Met)*

Seasonal Importance (B,NB,P,R,U)*

AK

Anchorage Coastal

Continental

P

AK

Carter Bay

Global Continental

B

AK

Redoubt Bay

Global Continental

B

AK

Susitna Flats

Global Continental

B

AK

Trading Bay

Global Continental

P

AK

Tuxedni Bay

Global Continental

P

IN

Kankakee Sands Project and surrounding natural areas

State

P

MA

Great Salt Marsh

State

P

MA

Monomoy and South Beach NWR

State

P

MA

Sudbury/ Concord River Valley

State

P

* Priority applies to site, not necessarily for criteria met by focal species
* SEASONAL IMPORTANCE: B=breeding, NB=non-breeding, P=passage, U=unknown

Additional IBAs: Species rare, present in relatively low abundances, or insufficient data to determine seasonal importance.

State

Important Bird Area

Priority
(Criteria Met)*

AK

Andreafsky Wilderness

Global

AK

Central Yukon-Kuskokwim

Global

AK

Goodnews Bay

Global Continental

AK

Kuskokwim River Delta

Global

AK

Stebbins-St. Michael

State

AK

Yukon River Delta

Pending Global

CT

Milford Point/Wheeler Marsh/Mouth of the Housatonic River

State

CT

Sandy Point

State

MA

Quaboag

State

NY

Allegany Forest Tract

State

NY

Chazy Landing/Kings Bay Area

State

NY

Jamaica Bay

Global

NY

West Hempstead Bay/Jones Beach West

State

WI

Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area

State

* Priority applies to site, not necessarily for criteria met by focal species

See Map of Important Bird Areas for this Species

Select Another Species

For general information about the Important Bird Areas Program, see http://www.audubon.org/bird/iba/. To search the IBA Search tool for information on additional Important Bird Areas throughout the country, click here.

This project has been possible thanks to the generous support of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grant of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

See Sites Information

Neotropical Migrant IBAs Home

Last Updated 30 January 2007

 

 

Home | States & Centers | Birds & Science | Issues & Action | Audubon at Home | News
Employment | About Audubon | Support Audubon | Take Action | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Copyright 2005 by National Audubon Society, Inc. All rights reserved.